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In history books we read tales of men and women who spoke for ideas well in advance of their acceptance by the public; sometimes such heresy exacted heavy tolls, sacrifice of reputation, abandonmen

This book is a welcome addition to the scant literature concerning holy wells, springs and rivers around the world.

Norman Thomas, for over 50 years a relentless advocate for justice and equality for all Americans, was convinced that socialism was the sole path to economic and political justice.

The author considers U.S. industrial policies that have shaped today's economic landscape and finds that, however well-intended, our polices have been misguided.

Conservative economic policy has created what investor Warren Buffett has called a Sharecropper Society, a quasi-vassal state indebted to foreign interests.

For the two generations who have grown up since Lyndon Johnson was president, the events as well as the thinking behind the revolutionary and romantic pretensions of the 1960s are almost equally un

The Rights of My People reviews Liliuokalani's decades-long campaign for the dignity and sovereignty of Hawaii, particularly in the wake of the 1893 coup d'état, and the outright annexati

In a style emulating that of the Platonic dialogue, the author approaches serious moral questions in a conversational manner that will appeal to both the general and the specialized reader.

At the end of Margaret Thatcher's remarkable life, over 150 Members of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and international leaders spoke about their experiences with her.

Are Democrats more tolerant than Republicans? Are they more intelligent? Who spends more time at work, and who spends more time watching T.V.? Why are Republicans happier?

A large body of literature discusses the preplanned destruction of the Twin Towers and of W.T.C.

Presenting his view of life as optimism triumphant, Dr. Ken Merz, Sr., reflects on the limits of life, the limits of the physical universe and the role of humans in that universe.

Almost a thousand years ago, when most of Europe was just edging out of the Dark Ages, the South of Spain was a brilliant center of world culture, a site of splendor and a magnet for the talented a

This sweeping narrative sketches the political and economic realities of the past 50 years while tracing an eventful life from the turmoil following the partition of India and the creation of Pakis

The narrative portion of this book discusses the nature of the Republican Party and describes an important change by the Eisenhower administration in this country's foreign policy from the con